[Intro] They drew a fence around the field And called the empty ground complete But I can see the orchard there With room enough for every seed [Verse 1] You count the bolts, I count the doors That no one thought to try A scrap of chalk, a folded plan A line against the sky You say the hill is all we get I see the valley past I’ll take the look they give me And keep building what can last [Pre-Chorus] You don’t have to call it foolish You don’t have to understand I can hold the picture steady While I shape it with my hands [Chorus] I see a wider world than this A table with another place A bridge where there was only distance A little more room, a little more grace Let them watch me, let them wonder I won’t trade the view I found We can make the thing we’re missing We can lay the better ground [Verse 2] You kept the seed tin from your granddad Rust along its rim We split the beans with neighbors And planted every one of them A ramp beside the library steps A garden by the school Small things turn to common ground When we make the making rule [Pre-Chorus] You don’t have to see it yet Just leave a little space I’ll bring the first board over You can help me set it straight [Chorus] I see a wider world than this A table with another place A bridge where there was only distance A little more room, a little more grace Let them watch me, let them wonder I won’t trade the view I found We can make the thing we’re missing We can lay the better ground [Bridge] If they laugh, let it pass through Like wind through the old barn frame A dream is not a promise Till we put our backs to change You bring the nails, I’ll bring the drawing We’ll ask the whole block in The future isn’t waiting somewhere It starts where we begin [Final Chorus] I see a wider world than this And now you’re standing here with me A table built from borrowed lumber A gate that opens easily Let them watch us, let them wonder We know what these hands can do We can make the thing we’re missing And leave a kinder world for you [Outro] One more board, one more seed One more welcome at the door What we couldn’t see together We can make together more
